
FDIC Advances BSA Rule Forcing AML and Sanctions Controls on Stablecoin Issuers
FDIC has proposed a Bank Secrecy Act rule requiring FDIC-supervised stablecoin issuers to run AML/CFT programs, sanctions controls, and reporting under the GENIUS Act.
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FDIC has proposed a Bank Secrecy Act rule requiring FDIC-supervised stablecoin issuers to run AML/CFT programs, sanctions controls, and reporting under the GENIUS Act.

B3 registered the first guaranteed OTC flexible option tied to Hashdex's HASH11 crypto-index ETF, a piece of market plumbing US issuers still cannot offer.

CryptoQuant says Bitcoin's apparent demand metric is approaching -147,000 BTC, its most bearish reading since December 2025 as spot price hovers near $77,300.

The Fed's April minutes show policymakers ready to tighten if inflation stays sticky. CME FedWatch now prices a 54% chance of a December hike.

Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve chair Friday, with early reporting pointing to an Alan Greenspan-style approach to policy.

BitMine added 60,000 ETH worth $126M near $2,000, building a treasury position large enough to test inclusion in Russell indexes tied to $12.2T in passive assets.

BTC +3.3%, ETH +4.6%, SOL +5% in 24h after Secretary Rubio cites significant progress in past 48 hours toward an Iran deal covering the Strait of Hormuz.

Tether holds $141B in US Treasuries directly and indirectly, ranking 17th globally and entangling stablecoin demand with sovereign debt financing.

On-chain investigator ZachXBT flagged a roughly $10M exploit affecting smart contracts tied to StablR's EURR and USDR stablecoins, Cointelegraph reports.

Hyperliquid has redirected nearly all of its $1.16B trading fee revenue into buying back HYPE, a mechanism unlike anything on rival perp DEXs.